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A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   34.5257°   (34° 31' 32")

Lon:   -81.2718°   (-81° 16' 18")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.

The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Olive Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olive Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Woodward
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Blackstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • White Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Blair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • Carlisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glymphville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gayle Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
    • Tuckertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Winnsboro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
        • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Winnsboro Mills
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
        • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Sartor Town
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
        • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jenkinsville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rion
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
        • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Red Town ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
        • Red Town is located in Union County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Olive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Roberts Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Beaver Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Dennis Crosby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dennis Crosby Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Crosby Cemetery
    • Castles - Stevenson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castles - Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Castles - Stevenson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castles - Stevenson Cemetery
    • Charles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Charles Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Feaster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Feaster Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feaster Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Sweet Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Hope Cemetery
    • Cool Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cool Branch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Branch Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mobley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mobley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobley Cemetery
      • Old Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
      • Salem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Blackstock Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstock Cemetery
      • McConnell Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The McConnell Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the McConnell Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Blair.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConnell Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151019 <6>
      • Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton - Shivar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shelton - Shivar Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
      • Weeping Mary Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeping Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weeping Mary Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeping Mary Cemetery
      • Lebanon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Winnsboro.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71552 <6>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1230058  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1230058 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Carlisle SE
      • County: Fairfield         Elev: 156
      • Location given for GNIS #1230058 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5257, Longitude: -81.2718       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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